Horseshoe and Pointed Arches: Recognizable silhouettes

A Moroccan arch. There are two types of outlines: the horseshoe arch, where the curve extends beyond a semicircle, curving inwards on both sides before resting on the columns; and the pointed arch, which tapers to a point at the apex. The edge of the arch is framed by a band of carved plaster or a thin border of glazed tiles, outlining its form. The arch springs from slender marble columns with carved square capitals. The height of the opening is noticeably greater than its width. Avoid: using simplified semicircular arches, having the arch outline without a defining border, making the columns thick and robust, or making the opening wider than it is tall.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一道摩洛哥的拱。輪廓有兩種:馬蹄拱的圓弧超過半圓,在兩側向內收回來再落到柱上;尖拱則在頂點收成一個尖。拱的邊緣包著一圈雕花石膏或一道釉磚的細邊,把輪廓描出來。拱腳落在細瘦的大理石柱上,柱頭是雕花的方塊。開口的高度明顯大於寬度。避免:使用簡化的半圓拱、讓拱的輪廓沒有邊框描出來、把柱做得粗壯、讓開口做成寬大於高的比例。